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Mount Cantagrilli – Croce della Retaia loop from Carraia

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Mount Cantagrilli – Croce della Retaia loop from Carraia

Hard

4.6

(20)

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Mount Cantagrilli – Croce della Retaia loop from Carraia

05:57

16.7km

740m

Hiking

Hard hike. Very good fitness required. Mostly accessible paths. Sure-footedness required. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: August 7, 2026

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Area naturale protetta di interesse locale Monti della Calvana

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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3.16 km

Poggio alle Macine

Peak

5.59 km

Valibona Memorial

Highlight • Monument

An important crossroads, in fact you go up from the Croci, from Carraia via Vezzano leads to Poggio di Castiglione, but also to Monte Maggiore and you can go down to Sofignano

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5.94 km

Valibona Crossroads

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Meeting point of several CAI and non-CAI paths. Here you can reach and go towards Fabio, Cantagrilli/Retaia, Monte Maggiore and Carraia.
Good walk

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7.83 km

Mount Cantagrilli

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Meadow peak belonging to the Calvana Mountains, very panoramic, where it is possible to meet horses and cows in the wild. Beautiful blooms in spring.

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10.5 km

Croce della Retaia

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Top of the mountains of Calvana much loved by Prato. From up here the view sweeps over the Florentine plain and the city of Prato below. Extensive panorama, on very …

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10.7 km

View from La Retaia over Prato

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Panoramic point on Prato and on the plain of Sesto, you can easily see Florence and the Apuan Alps with a bit of nesting.

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12.5 km

Ruins of San Biagio Church

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San Biagio is the parish church of the village of Cavagliano, now uninhabited, located at an altitude of 480 meters on the eastern slope of the Retaia. Founded in the …

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14.4 km

Casamatta

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Beautifully structured farmhouse along the route that leads from Travalle to Calvana.

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15.1 km

Casa Pianottolo

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Tiny village near Travalle

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16.7 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

7.72 km

4.07 km

2.51 km

2.09 km

314 m

Surfaces

6.63 km

6.26 km

1.70 km

1.09 km

1.02 km

Elevation

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Lowest point (110 m)

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Thursday 13 August

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Comments

January 4, 2025,Monte Cantagrillli – La Retaia giro ad anello con partenza da Carraia

Saturday 4th January 2025 -
Hiking with the Relaps Hiking Community.

There were 13 of us,
the ground was muddy on several occasions but this did not pose any dangerous risks, also because the path is never exposed. Only the shoes to be cleaned well!
Apart from this, although I prefer "the crests" this landscape gave us so many emotions, …

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Mount Cantagrilli – Croce della Retaia loop from Carraia

Valibona Memorial

Valibona Crossroads

Mount Cantagrilli

Croce della Retaia

View from La Retaia over Prato

Ruins of San Biagio Church

Casamatta

Casa Pianottolo

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